Germany won 26 gold medals, 20 silver medals and 14 bronze medals. The medal table went down to the final event of the games, with Germany winning the women's ...
[What is the European Championships, how long does it last and how to watch on TV?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/11/what-is-the-european-championships-2022-where-to-watch-and-how-long-it-lasts-17164696/?ico=more_text_links) [Birmingham](https://metro.co.uk/tag/birmingham/) and [Budapest](https://metro.co.uk/tag/budapest/) have already expressed their interest in hosting the European Athletics Championships in 2026, which will be part of the European Championships but will be a standalone event in its own right. [Germany](https://metro.co.uk/tag/germany/) finished top of the medal table after winning the most gold medals out of all the competing nations. Germany and Great Britain finished on the same number of medals, but the hosts finished first because of their superior gold medal tally. The medal table went down to the final event of the games, with Germany winning the womenโs 4x100m relay to secure their place as the winners of the European Championships. [Munich](https://metro.co.uk/tag/munich/) competing across nine different sports including [athletics](https://metro.co.uk/sport/athletics/), [swimming,](https://metro.co.uk/tag/swimming/) [cycling](https://metro.co.uk/tag/cycling/) and gymnastics.